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I I llllvl HU @initier gieten e gaten-t @frn JAMES F. MONROE To ALL WHoM 1T MAY Be, it known that we, d'AMns F. Mormon and EDWIN P. MoN

and State of Massachusetts, the following, takeuin connec description of our invention s In that class of apple-par carried around from end to en zontal wheel, meshing into a pinion or back to normal position, after paring the apple, by aspiring, or other suitable means,) to carry the paring-knife out oi' contact with the surfaceoi' thc apple, a it thus away during the return of the cutter to its normal'position, the c of the fork, at the completion `the fork,---an'd its. retur fruit. Our invention has refe which directly effects the rota pletes its outward movement, slides undery a finger projecting and thereby swings'the cutter' continued rotation of the wheel, the cutter-arm moves back at the completion of the back The drawing represents a in the position into which itis at the end offits rear movement, but jus't bei' tion just before thrown out from the surface of the a a denotes the frame in which the operative parts ing the rotation of the forli c wheelf effecting the semi-revolving movement `tially the` sanie'manner as' Vis shown in sai rests a finger, k, projecting fr the forward end of this inclineslides under thev finger lc,

cutter, 'asseen at A, or in suc at thecompletionof. the outwa .cutter-arm then swings -round -rcsting u po'n top of the in clin L and B) during its' return movement, the nger then sliding down the back 'to normal position, or in the sam, this positionibeingfshown at G'by the red lines.

This outward movement of the cutter not onl beenpared, and therebyprevents an fruit to bemore readilyremoved. 4

We claim, in combination movement of the paring-knife ate substantially as described Witnesses:

WILLIAM F. HARRIS, SAML MILLER.

have Ainvented an Improvement in AppleJarors;

n movement carrying the knife back with its edge P.' MONRO or "irrronenne, MASS son U- snfr'rs.

AND EDWIN Letterslatent No. 75,951, datent Ill'arch 24, 1868.

IMPROVBD APPLE-rissa.

CoNennN: j

,in the county of Worcester, and we do hereby declare that' tion with the drawingswhich accompany and form part of this specification, is a utticicnt tovenabl'e those yskilleduin the art to practise it. ers described in United States Patent, No. 15,688, of 1856, in which the knife is d ofthe rotatingepple by means of a. segment-gear or toothed sector on ahorigear connected with the knife or cuttewarnn (the cutter being carried some provision is desirable` fter the paringis effected, and to keep utter being in such position in the line cannot then be readily removed from still in contact' with the surface of the non, of VFitchburg 'of its outward movement, that the apple rence to such a provision; and theinvention consists in combining, with the wheel' ryv'or semi-rotary movement of the cutter, an incline, which, as 4the cutter comfrom the cutter-arm, and throws up such linger, riding-back on top of the incline, while,in the to its normal position, and slipping dow-n therefrom movement ot` the cutter-arm.

n apple-parer'cmbodying'our invention, the cutter vbeing shown by the full lines throw'n. when the 'apple is pared,'and bythe dotted lines in the position it occupies ore it slips into normal position, while the red lines show its posipple, and when commencing to pare.4 I

of the mechahisin are mounted, the driving-shaft b eiiectand the rotation of the wheel-f through gear-sg t, and the out from the apple, this "finger through gears d e,

-d patent. On the upper suri'acciof the Wheel fis aring om the cut-ter arm. Z. Projecting up from this ring is an incline or cam, m. 'As

h manner as to carrythecutter en tirely away from the apple, this taking place rd movement of the c utter, or' as the paring of' the apple is eifected. As the to the base of the fork, the inclino or cam and thetinger move together-,the linger e, and thereby keeping the cutter away from the 'apple (or in position seen at 'A incline, position for the fork to receive fresh apple,

and for the knife to begin to pare y cari-ies it away from the surface of the apple which has further action of the'cutteru on the fruitphutalso erinits the ered. Y I P V P P with the rotary wheel f, and with the cutterarin actuated to elfect the forward (substantially as set vforth,) the incline or cum m and finger 7c, arranged to oper- JAMES F; MONROE, EDWIN P. MONROE.

of the paring-imite around theapple, in the same or substan" z', upon which l it forces up said finger', and thereby carries buck the' and permitting'the cutter to spring 

